Emma Schartz

1 month ago | family.style | Emma Schartz |Meka Boyle |Morgan Becker

A young woman’s gold wedge heel rests atop a picnic table in an archetypal suburban backyard. A gold cuff glistens on the arm of the host as she reaches over plates of grapefruits and fruit tarts to pour a drink. Somewhere in the background, a floral dress floats on a clothesline. In Saint Laurent's latest campaign, titled An Ordinary Day, creative director Anthony Vaccarello and Martin Parr trace the rhythms of domestic relaxation, finding beauty in a backyard tea party.

1 month ago | family.style | Emma Schartz |Jane Lewis |Qingyuan Deng

This week, the Art Basel Awards announced the 36 medalists for its 2025 awards, highlighting artists, curators, patrons, and cultural contributors who are redrawing the map of the global art world. From Dakar to Uzbekistan, this year’s cohort spans generations and continents.

1 month ago | family.style | Beverly Nguyen |Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

There is nothing like waking up to the French Riviera on an early clear morning at the start of spring. This week, tens of thousands will descend upon the resort town off the Mediterranean coast for the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, filling city streets as they stop between screenings to unwind on by the water, debrief over drinks, and collect souvenirs to bring back home.

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Frieze has evolved quite a bit since making its debut in New York City 13 years ago. Long gone are the days of breezy ferry rides across the East River to the airy tent on Randall’s Island—a trek that felt spiritually rejuvenating. Now it’s a commute to the Shed in Hudson Yards, a corporate enclave clamoring after the zeitgeist. Inside, however, there are gallerists, curators, and creatives with heart, and often a sense of humor.

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Catherine Opie remembers how blue wrapped around winters in Sandusky, Ohio in the 1960s, when Lake Erie froze over so thick you could drive straight into Canada. As a child, she’d dig tunnels through the snowdrifts, carving igloos that she could sit in for hours, bathed in a silvery light.